Matthew 10:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 10:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 10:21 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 10:21 — KJV
“And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.”
— Matthew 10:21 (KJV)
Matthew 10:21 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 10:21
“Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 10:21: brother, death, father
“And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 10:21: brother, deliver, child
“The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 10:21: death, father, child
“And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we perceive that the LORD is among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against the LORD: now ye have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the LORD. now: Heb. then”
Shares key themes with Matthew 10:21: deliver, child, children
“And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)”
Shares key themes with Matthew 10:21: brother, father, rise
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